There\u2019s something about a Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy blonde that continues to haunt moodboards and salon consultations decades on. It\u2019s not platinum, nor is it beachy. It lives somewhere in the soft-focus space between champagne and honey \u2014 a studied, unfussy blonde that screamed quiet luxury before the concept was even a trend.<\/p>\n
But despite it’s well-documented perfection, Ryan Murphy’s latest TV venture<\/a> \u2013 set to follow the love story of John F. Kennedy Jr. and Carolyn Bessette \u2013 seems to have missed the mark. Actor Sarah Pidgeon\u2019s transformation into Carolyn has been met with heated debate online, with fans quick to critique not only the wardrobe choices, but the hair transformation. “That hair is nothing close to the bright, shiny low\/high lighted hair she had…” said one commenter on Murphy’s Instagram post<\/a>. “This hair is dry, brittle, platinum, and it washes her out. CBK had warm blonde hair that made her not look like a corpse,” said another.<\/p>\n Bessette’s own colourist even joined the debate, Brad Johns, famed for creating Carolyn\u2019s still-talked-about 90s blonde (he also counted Kate Moss<\/a>, Christy Turlington and Cindy Sherman as clients). \u201cNo one would believe that Carolyn in the \u201990s would ever have that colour from me. It\u2019s too 2024,” Johns said in response to the images. “We worked really hard to get right,” he continued. “I went in and put the highlight chunks in three foils around the front of her face, and then two underneath for when she wore her hair up.”<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n A post shared by flwhrs (@flwhrs)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n